While Googling the A-M flag I found a recording of the Ankh-Morpork Anthem performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the soprano Clare Rutter.* The music was written by Carl Davis.

I've heard various renditions of the anthem before, including Terry himself singing it to a bunch of us while we were waiting to do the maskerade at the Clarecraft event - but this is the first time I've heard it done seriously (sort of).

The lyrics of the anthem are as follows:

"When dragons belch and hippos flee
My thoughts, Ankh-Morpork, are of thee
Let others boast of martial dash
For we have boldly fought with cash
We own all your helmets, we own all your shoes.
We own all your generals - touch us and you'll lose.
Morporkia! Morporkia!
Morporkia owns the day!
We can rule you wholesale
Touch us and you'll pay.

Whadup! Yeah mC knew I was still breathing (wheezing more like)... Was following a few shows my daughter is doing on her facebook so said hello to her on there when I came up for air, or when the visiting teen let me have a page for two minutes.

Pooh news of my death were greatly exaggerated!

You lot DO realise you have me for life huh? You will never be rid of me.... dream as though you might.... STUCK! WITH! ME!

Only a day visit Dots.... its only half an hour away. But we don't go down much... too many tourists ... and sharks... and rips... and traffic.... whiney aren't I.

Pooh the rigger has gone home for a year or so I guess. Just a friend you understand.

I am on tonight because of the hols, then I have to take my sister for a brain scan, then I have to take a girlfriend across town, then I have two days of appointments and then it will be Thursday again and then I will be working..... I have NO life and yet things keep filling it up! ARGH! I so want a life.... but when?